The new potential keyword

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Purpose

  • This page only applies to versions starting from GPUMD-v3.4.
  • This keyword is used to specify the interatomic potential model for the system.

Potential models implemented in GPUMD

Potentials implemented in GPUMD
The Tersoff-1989 potential The Tersoff-1988 potential
The Tersoff-mini potential The embedded atom method (EAM) potential
The force constant potential The Lennard-Jones potential
The NEP model

Grammar

  • This keyword needs one parameter, potential_filename, which is the filename (including relative or absolute path) of the potential file to be used.

Example

potential Si_NEP.txt